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Pronunciation: /ˈsælvɪʤ ˈθɛrəpi/

salvage therapy

Definition

Treatment that is given after the cancer has not responded to other treatments.

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aspirate

TMB

cyst

virus-neutralizing antibody

nerve cell

relative odds

stage 2 neuroblastoma

mutation

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LMP-2:340-349 peptide vaccine

anti-PD-L1/Claudin18.2 bispecific antibody Q-1802

MART-1/gp100/Tyrosinase/MAGE-A3 peptides-loaded irradiated allogeneic plasmacytoid dendritic cells

sirolimus topical gel PTX-022

triptorelin pamoate

IL-15 superagonist SOT201

therapeutic allogeneic cytotoxic T lymphocytes

Ad-hCMV-TK

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hemizygous

WES

nonsense mutation

plantar pit

first-degree relative

sebaceous epithelioma

X-linked recessive inheritance

cascade screening

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